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CVE-2023-41266

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A path traversal vulnerability found in Qlik Sense Enterprise for Windows for versions May 2023 Patch 3 and earlier, February 2023 Patch 7 and earlier, November 2022 Patch 10 and earlier, and August 2022 Patch 12 and earlier allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to generate an anonymous session. This allows them to transmit HTTP requests to unauthorized endpoints. This is fixed in August 2023 IR, May 2023 Patch 4, February 2023 Patch 8, November 2022 Patch 11, and August 2022 Patch 13.

CVSS 8.2 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE

0.0/10

REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY

8.7/10

General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?

Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
Technical severity: CVSS 8.2: +1.23
Fresh EPSS: 84.84%: +0.42

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 8 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)

0/100

Press, 30 days (60%)

0/100

Grounded branding (15%)

0/100

HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

Cybersecurity Dive

Press · 29 Apr 2024, 07:00 · Cactus ransomware targets a handful of Qlik Sense CVEs - Cybersecurity Dive

Dark Reading

Press · 26 Apr 2024, 07:00 · Thousands of Qlik Sense Servers Open to Cactus Ransomware - Dark Reading

BleepingComputer

Press · 09 Mar 2024, 08:00 · Magnet Goblin hackers use 1-day flaws to drop custom Linux malware - BleepingComputer

Arctic Wolf

Press · 16 Feb 2024, 13:32 · The Most Exploited Vulnerabilities of 2023 - Arctic Wolf

BleepingComputer

Press · 30 Nov 2023, 08:00 · Cactus ransomware exploiting Qlik Sense flaws to breach networks - BleepingComputer

See all 8 source documents

SecurityWeek

Press · 30 Nov 2023, 08:00 · Qlik Sense Vulnerabilities Exploited in Ransomware Attacks - SecurityWeek

Arctic Wolf

Press · 28 Nov 2023, 08:00 · Qlik Sense Exploited in Cactus Ransomware Campaign - Arctic Wolf

Arctic Wolf

Press · 28 Nov 2023, 08:00 · Recommendations for CVE-2023-41265, CVE-2023-41266 & CVE-2023-48365 - Arctic Wolf

Score evolution

● Hype ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.7 (2026-11-02 15:13). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence: Exploitation recorded
Priority basis: Recorded exploitation; CVSS 8.2; EPSS 84.8%
Attention, last 30 days: 0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential: network access, no prior privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity: Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale: Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis: Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:58:58.231410+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline

Published

29 Aug 2023, 00:00

First press mention

28 Nov 2023, 08:00

Added to the CISA KEV catalog

07 Dec 2023, 00:00

Latest press mention

29 Apr 2024, 07:00

Score calculated

05 Nov 2026, 13:58